PSY 319K Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Construals, Trait Theory, Ego Depletion
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The accuracy of self-knowledge: people can sometimes possess a startling lack of self-insight, sometimes we lack self-insight because of strong motives, there are certain things many of us would rather not know about ourselves. Situationism and the social self: our social self shifts dramatically from one situation to another. Aspects of the self that are relevant in the social context: working self-concept: only a su(cid:271)set of a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374)"s (cid:448)ast pool of self-knowledge is brought to mind in any given context. Aspects of the self that are distinctive in the social context. I(cid:374) the weste(cid:396)(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:396)ld, (cid:449)hat"s (cid:373)ost (cid:272)e(cid:374)t(cid:396)al to ide(cid:374)tity is (cid:449)hat (cid:373)akes a pe(cid:396)so(cid:374) disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t. In western societies, people are concerned about their individuality, about freedom, and about self-expression. Independent self-construal cultures: northwestern europe, canada, us, australia, new. Who are you: a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)s" self-descriptions tend to be context-free responses referring to personality traits and personal preferences.
